Lincoln, Neb. - The No. 66-ranked Nebraska men's tennis team (10-10, 2-4 Big Ten) fell 6-1 to No. 33 Purdue (13-3, 5-1 Big Ten) at the Vine Street Courts on Sunday. The Huskers dropped the doubles point in three matches before slipping in singles to give the Boilermakers the victory.

In doubles, Nebraska's Marc Herrmann and Dusty Boyer toppled Purdue's Aaron Dujovne and Diego Acosta 8-6 at the No. 2 court before the Boilermakers pulled it back at the No. 1 spot where Szymon Tatarczyk and Ricky Medinilla scraped past the Huskers' Brandon Videtich and Bradford Zitsch 8-7 (7-4). The point was earned by PU's Mateus Silva and Mark Kovacs over NU's Scott Elsass and Tom Blackwell 8-5 at the No. 3 position.

In singles, Purdue's Silva scorched NU's Zitsch 6-0, 6-3 at the No. 6 position while fellow Boilermaker Kovacs routed the Huskers' Blackwell 0-6, 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 3 court. Nebraska earned their only point next at the No. 1 spot where Boyer defeated Purdue's Tatarczyk 6-3, 6-3.